Lil Miss Jadey - I am confused. Were you on the pill for nearly a year or two years? Yours blogs seem to contradict themselves with many things. And I am glad to hear you would like to work rathwr than sponge benefits. I just hope you are bearing taxpayers
Patricia and John Carter, 73 and 80 respectively, of Arrol Road, have nominated their neighbour Maureen Van Sittart. The 61-year-old secretary takes the couple to doctor's appointments for Mr Carter's emphysema and helps them with shopping. Mrs Carter
Wouldn't it be great if you had a bit of help with Christmas dinner, if the presents were wrapped for you, and if you didn't have to fight through the crowds to do your shopping this festive season? Rather than ask relatives for assistance, you could
The festive season is upon us and even those organised souls who spend the rest of their year happily juggling the demands of work, friends and family can often come a cropper. "It's all over in 24 hours, yet we seem to start planning next Christmas
I MUST admit before listening to Blackbud's latest release, The Heartbeat EP, I had never heard of them before. But after playing their latest offering several times, I've come to the conclusion the West Country trio show just enough promise to hold
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Every year, a group of people returns to a Sidcup pub for a reunion. However, as chief reporter LINDA PIPER discovers, their light-hearted gathering masks a sad chapter in the area's history ... THEY called themselves the Homesy Boys and everyone else
If the Pony Club conjures up a picture of little girls from well-off homes with their own ponies, think again. These days, Hermione and Harriet from Hampstead are as likely to be Kayleigh and Callum from Crayford, as LINDA PIPER discovers ... ONCE upon
A HOST of events took place over the weekend to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Crowds flocked to Greenwich on Friday Trafalgar Day to see the Duke of York light a beacon in honour of Lord Nelson. Visitors were entertained by
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl from the borough has been crowned as the queen of queens. Miss Bromley, Julie-ann Morriss, from Penge, beat 21 pageant queens from Kent towns at the Faversham Carnival to win her crown. The Hayes School student, who joined in an illuminated
YOUNG people from the borough have been trying their hand at international diplomacy. Year 13 politics students from Bromley High School, Blackbrook Lane, Bromley, took part in the 10th Schools Model United Nations Conference, which was held at Reigate
FIVE generations of the same family have met up to welcome the arrival of a new baby. Hannah Shield was only 12 days old when her mother Samantha Thurbin, 21, took her to see her great-great-grandmother at Queen Elizabeth residential home, Southborough
THERE was a battle of a different kind at a military modelling day as people entered their handiwork into a competition. Gravesham Military Modelling Society held its annual open day at St George's Church Hall, Church Street, Gravesend. Various hand-built
ELTHAM cemetery has been targeted by burglars twice in the past month. Security arrangements were improved following the first break on October 12 when a computer was stolen. But four more PCs were taken from the cemetery in Riefield Road, Eltham, just
A GROUP of Christian artists organised a fundraising concert at the weekend to help the victims of the Pakistan earthquake. More than 20 people turned up at Lee Green House, Lampmead Road, Lee, to donate money towards providing shelter for the survivors
A FED-UP financial advisor whose house was damaged by "freak weather" has hit back at an insurance giant which refused his claim. Trevor Speid, 43, returned from holiday to find his lounge ceiling and floor damaged by water after his roof leaked. Neighbours
HOLISTIC CARE: Blossom Place, Allenby Road, West Thamesmead, is a two-floor newly-built modern mental health treatment and rehabilitation centre aimed at providing high-quality holistic care and residential support to people with mental health needs.
TWO drop-in clubs for babies and their mums have closed their doors after 28 years. The One O'Clock Clubs at Glimpsing Green and Birchmere, in Thamesmead, have been a mainstay for parents and carers who have dropped in for an hour for coffee and a chat
VULNERABLE groups are being urged to contact their GP and sign up for their flu jab. The free immunisation programme has just been launched in Bexley. Those at risk include all people aged over 65 and anyone who suffers from asthma, diabetes, serious
A FORMER paratrooper has escaped prison despite admitting sexually assaulting a sleeping woman. A crown court judge accepted Jonathan Cosh, aged 24, of Days Lane, Sidcup, had "honestly misread the signals" after drinking at a party. Blackfriars Crown
